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Best of
both
worlds
An inner-city Sydney renovation preserves a
Victorian-period terrace’s beauty and boom-
era grandeur while remedying its deficiencies
by introducing light, air and stunning views.

Words Judy Friedlander Photography Sue Stubbs

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The rear doors and feature
windows at the eastern
end of the house maximise
views and amenity while
employing a pergola
(over which will be grown
a deciduous vine) and
external blinds to minimise
unwelcome summer sun.

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It’s a sign of a good renovation


of an old period terrace when it brings out
the very best of the original heritage features
while providing present-day panache.
Thanks to architect Caroline Pidcock,
this little terrace in Sydney’s inner western
suburb of Glebe is now showcasing its boom-
period Victoriana through a 21st century lens.
Says Pidcock: “While the house is not
heritage listed, it contributes to the area.
“We aimed to retain the best of what is
there in the public realm, while ensuring the
new work is well designed so it contributes
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positively to the heritage of the future.” Light cascades down
In the front half of the house, two original the central stairwell
from an overhead
fireplaces framed by crisp white walls, high double-glazed skylight.
ceilings, plaster cornices and ceiling roses Note abundant
cupboard space under
seem to invite the visitor or lucky inhabitant the stairs.
to repose with a good book and a glass of
wine.
Step into the renovated addition in
the back half of the house and the style is
contemporary with a nod to period detail.
The rear of the house has been connected
to the backyard via an open family room
and deck extending from the kitchen. In the
kitchen, a north-facing period-style stained
glass window throws coloured rays across the
floor. More light emanates through the rear
doors and highlight windows that open onto
the deck.
There are external blinds to east-facing
windows and a pergola which will provide a
frame for a deciduous vine over the deck to
protect the eastern doors.
Owner Christine Asmar is thrilled by L
the renovation, which has allowed her and The downstairs toilet/
laundry, coming in at a
partner Tom Angelo to “live in the treescape”. mere 3.78m2, defies its
The outlook behind the property is dimensions with a large
very inner-western Sydney, with gum trees, mirror and white, light-
reflecting surfaces.
tin roofs, laneways, sandstone walls and It has taps for a tight Original fireplace
windows into other lives providing a rich, fit: Bastow Georgian surrounds combine with
basin mixer twinner timber furniture to retain
living landscape. with an Ostar 9045 a period aesthetic, while
“Previously, we could only see this lovely wall-mounted basin. an east-facing operable
Mixers with separate Breezeway louvred
treescape through a narrow opening in the hot and cold taps are window opening into the
kitchen,” says Asmar. “Now, the whole living more energy-efficient central lightwell controls
than single levers, light and ventilation,
area has been opened up so that the outlook
which tend to be left blending period form with
has come to us.” in the middle position. contemporary function.

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“While the house is not heritage listed, it


contributes to the area. We aimed to retain
the best of what is there in the public realm.”

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Ground Floor Plan

01 Dining
02 Lounge
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04 Kitchen 07
05 Family room 09
06 Deck 10
07 Main Bedroom

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08 Guest Bedroom
09 Ensuite
10 Bedroom

FIRST Floor Plan

The upstairs living quarters incorporate “The general layout and quality of the deck provides water for toilets, washing
three bedrooms, with the third rear bedroom rooms and the masonry walls and timber machine and the garden. Compact
containing a windowed sitting nook floors were retained to ensure the character fluorescent and LED lights have been
overlooking the backyard. The adjacent of the house was not compromised,” says used throughout the house.
bathroom, like the one downstairs, has Pidcock. Every bit of available space is used, with
opaque north-facing glazing for privacy “The main environmental requests were the family room wall and the alcove under
and light. for better insulation and air flow, water saving the stairs both incorporating shelving.
Extra light was brought into the house measures, more natural light and low VOC The result is a house that sits comfortably
via a large double-glazed skylight in the finishes in respect to paint, floor finish and in its environment, in every sense of the word.
stairway. This can be opened on summer cupboards,” she says. For Christine and Tom, the best part is being
nights to permit stack ventilation. Openable, “The last renovation was done by a reunited with their immediate surrounds.
high level-windows above the rear doors on builder who threw all the rubbish under
the downstairs deck also provide ventilation, the front floors. This was pretty disastrous
as well as additional light and views of the from an airflow and general pollution sense
treescape. and it all had to be cleaned out before doing
Heritage values, environmental concerns anything.” The house now boasts subfloor
and the desire to create lighter, more open as well as roof space ventilation.
spaces were key drivers in the renovation. A 4300 litre bladder tank under the

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Glebe Residence
Designer Project type Lighting
PIDCOCK Architecture Alterations and additions Compact fluorescents and LEDs throughout
+ Sustainability Project location
Website Glebe, Sydney, NSW Paints, finishes & floor coverings
www.pidcock.com.au Cost – Recycled blackbutt flooring from the Woodage to ground floor
Builder $320,000 www.thewoodage.com.au
Bachalani Constructions – Synteko timber finishes
www.synteko.com.au
– Haymes Natures Palette paints internally
Sustainable Features www.haymespaint.com.au

Other ESD features


Hot water – Reuse of existing bricks where possible
250L Hills Solar evacuated tube hot water system with gas booster – Requirement for builder to recycle where possible
– Envirofan solar-powered dual fan subfloor ventilation
Water saving www.envirofan.net.au
– 4300L Ecosac bladder tank under deck for toilets, washing machine – Edmonds Supavent Turbine Ventilator to roof space
and landscape. www.ecosac.com.au www.edmonds.com.au
– Caroma’s Leda 2000 Smartflush universal toilet suite
Sustainable PRODUCTS
Passive heating & cooling
– North facing windows to new living area and kitchen
– High-level windows and louvre windows for ventilation wall linings
– External blinds to east-facing windows
– Pergola for planting with deciduous vine over eastern deck, Powerscape Health wall linings for all internal
protecting eastern doors walls. These wall linings are resistant to fire,
– Properly detailed insulation using Proctor breathable membranes impact, water, mould and sound transmission
to ensure no condensation issues; Fletcher Insulco polyester and are certified by Good Environmental
insulation for walls and ceilings; Dow TUFF-R insulation boards Choice Australia. They use at least 95%
to double brick walls recycled content.
www.powerscape.com.au/health.asp
Active heating & cooling
Ceiling fans to bedrooms
window insulation

Building materials
– FSC hardwood decking from the Woodage Magnetite magnetic window insulation has
www.thewoodage.com.au been used in the first floor windows and
– Alpine Premium E0-MR (low formaldehyde, water resistant) doors for noise and thermal insulation.
MDF wood panels used throughout Magnetite is a retrofit double glazing system.
www.alpinemdf.com.au It involves the addition of acrylic glazing to
the existing glazing using an air tight
Windows & glazing magnetic seal. Its makers say that
– FSC certified Kamarere (Eucalyptus deglupta; PNG plantation independent testing shows Magnetite can
hardwood) timber-framed windows and doors reduce noise by up to 70% and increase
– High level louvres to encourage good cross ventilation energy efficiency by up to 80%.
– Velux electric operable skylight with high performance glazing www.magnetite.com.au
and electric venetian blinds

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